In a rare sit-down interview, Lilia Shevtsova asks former Soviet president Mikhail Gorbachev to reflect on the fall of the Soviet Union, U.S. actions in the last twenty years, and Putin and Medvedev’s roles in Russia today.
Causes and Implications of the End of the Soviet Union
Mikhail Gorbachev reflects on the fall of the Soviet Union, U.S. actions in the last twenty years, and Putin and Medvedev’s roles in Russia today.
Published on October 12, 2011
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